6: Mother's Day | Sunday - May 8th Wendy and the boys came on Saturday, and spent the night. Dan & Eva, and Ron showed up on Sunday. We had spaghetti, garlic bread (which I burned both batches), and a green salad. We had a wonderful time. This was the best Mother's Day I've ever had.. | Zach Quirk | Ron LaVergne | Eva Galindo | Wendy Quirk & Dan Woodward "Cousins" | Jackson & Joey Quirk

7: The Kids | Homer and Cindee LaVergne | Momma's Boy | Daddy's Girl

8: Friday, June 3rd. A swarm of honey bees flew into the yard, and stopped in our cedar tree. We called a bee keeper, and he came out and gathered the bees into a hive. Fascinating to watch him carry the bees to the hive. No gloves, no real protective clothes. He cut the branch they were on, carried them to the hive, laid the bees on the box, and they went right into the hive. Amazing!

10: Mr & Mrs Christopher Stewart June 19, 2011 Yakima, WA | Holly's wedding was scheduled for June 19th at the Winery in Naches. Chris had emergency appendectomy 3 days before the weeding, and then developed a severe infection. He wound up in the hospital. Tony called and told us the wedding was canceled. Found out later there was a ceremony held at the hospital. Happy for Holly.

13: Charley Barron and I went to Seattle to participate in the LEP Training sessions for the Contractors. I presented in the morning to the ESL contractors, and again in the afternoon for the Employment contractors. Got back to Olympia about 4 pm. | Youdsinh Chao, ESL Program Manager | Artur, Employment Program Manager | Charley Barron, Contracts Manager | Capitol Hill CSO, DSHS Seattle, WA | Wednesday July 20, 2011 | LEP/ESL Training

14: Our 22nd Anniversary | Leavenworth, WA | We left with the trailer Thursday morning. Kim is staying at the house to take care of the dogs, and house sit. Got to our campsite about 2 pm, about 8 miles from Leavenworth. Went into Leavenworth to have our Anniversary dinner. We ate at a Mexican restaurant, Los Camperos in downtown Leavenworth. | July 28, 2011

15: Saturday, July 30, We went to Lake Chelan, and took the 50-mile boat cruise up the lake. We were on the "Lady of the Lake II". Very long trip, not much exciting to look at. At the end of the lake, we stopped in Stehekin. Had lunch at the restaurant. We didn't get back to our campsite until after 7:30 pm. We stopped on the way back and bought some cherries & peaches. OMG! Talk about heaven. The cherries are so good and juicy. Sunday, July 31, We went into Leavenworth for a while. Traffic was terrible, and it was hot. We had some ice cream, and then went back to our campsite. | Monday, Aug 1 Left for home early morning, and arrived home before Noon. We had a great time, but good to be home. | The river behind our campsite. | Lady of the Lake II | One of the little kittys that kept visiting us. | relaxing at the campsite.

17: Our canopy in the backyard. We had BBQ steaks and brats. Later in the evening we had a campfire & roasted marshmallows. | George with Zach | Set up our new canopy and brought out our new fire pit. | Ron | Ron & Wendy | Make mine well-done please!

20: Thursday, September 8, 2011 We left home at 4 am, and arrived in Monterey at 9 pm. Very long day, and very tired. Our motel room isn't fancy, by any means, but there is a bed. The room also has a refrigerator and a microwave. This motel has free coffee and breakfast items each morning from 8-10. The Bayside Inn is located on Fremont Ave near the entrance to Hwy 1 South.

21: Friday, September 9, 2011 We drove down to Fisherman's Wharf, but the parking lot was closed due to a car show. So we went to Cannery Row instead. We walked around some, but were quite disappointed and bored. We decided not to go to the Aquarium after all. We went to Safeway, and picked up some tv dinners and some fresh fruit for dinner. | Cannery Row, Monterey, CA | George telling his life story to a homeless man.

22: Santa Cruz, CA | Saturday, September 10 Drove to Santa Cruz for the day. This was such a fun day. Finally rode the "Giant Dipper" Roller Coaster. That is one fast ride, but fun. We also went on the Carousel, and the log ride. Had a great day.

23: Wheeeeeee! | Logger's Revenge

24: Sunday, September 11 Spent the day at the Monterey Fisherman's Wharf. Ate lunch on the wharf. There was an Italian Festival, and some wonderful singers. Had a great afternoon listening to the music. Weather was absolutely beautiful all day...warm and sunny. | Monterey, Fisherman's Wharf

25: Guest Appearance Incredible Singer | Pelicans roosting near the restaurant | We ate lunch at a restaurant on the Wharf. A couple was eating on the deck. When they got up and left their table, 2 seconds later, a seagull landed on the table to partake of the food left. He didn't waste any time. | Ah-Oh.....George found another listener!!

26: Hollister CA | Monday,Sep 12, 2011 Went to Hollister to see my cousin, Ron Reynolds and his wife, Bonnie. Had lunch together, and a nice visit. Very warm day. | Monday evening....we went to Me-N-Ed's for dinner. I was very excited, but we were both really disappointed. Pizza was very spicy and not that good. Oh well. | Tuesday, Sep 13, 2011 Got a good night's sleep, and headed out for Yuba City to see Mom. Had lunch at Applebee's before we went to Mom's house. Weather is hot. | Donna Jean, Ronnie, and Bonnie | Ron & Bonnie Reynolds

27: Yuba City | Wednesday, Sep 14 We stayed at Richard & Mary's. They had a new queen bed, very comfortable. After work we took Mom to Richard's, and we had pizza. Good visit. Richard gave me a box of old photos which I'm going take home and scan into the computer. | Mom & George | Mary | My little brother, Richie Wayne | Yum! Chicago Style Pizza

33: Holiday Open House Creative Memories | Held at Gloria Krehbiel's house in Tacoma, WA George went with me and had a great time entertaining the ladies at the crop. | Saturday, Nov 19th | Diana Herron | Gloria Krehbiel & Diana Herron helping a couple of young scrapbookers | Lynn

34: November 24, 2011 | A very quiet and peaceful Thanksgiving Day this year. Just the two of us. I made a ham, candied yams, potatoes, gravy, and dressing. I have a cold so not too energetic. In the evening, we watched "Super 8" on-demand. I loved it.

38: Friday, Dec 16 | George, Suzanne, Kim, Shorty, & Donna | Kim & Suzanne have moved to Yakima. They came back to pick up a few more things, and dropped by to see us. George gave Kim a copy of his Memory Book. Had a good visit. | ORIA Holiday Party O'Blarney's in Lacey, WA Tuesday, Dec 20 | Enjoying a game of billiards

45: A new Do for the New Year | Ron & George spent the day looking for a van for Ron. They went all the way to Kent, but wound up back in Yelm. He bought a 2003 Ford Van for $1,500 less than what he sold his pickup. | Dec 31 (New Year's Eve) | Ron's new home in Onalaska | His living quarters inside the garage.

47: Our Year in Review | A major event for us this year is that we had our roof replaced on half the house. Our young neighbor, Tim, works with his dad who is a roofer. Tim offered to do the roof for us at cost. He saved us a fortune. And, we no longer have leaks in our bedroom. George had eye surgery, and is thrilled with his new clear eyesight. Ron and my niece, Wendy, made a connection and began dating after a BBQ at our house in August. Ron moved to his new living quarter at his property in Onalaska soon after. Wendy & the boys live in Vancouver, WA. Kim moved out of Sandy's apartment, and moved to Yakima with Suzanne, his new friend. We will miss having Kim close. Our grandson, KW, proposed to his girlfriend, Bailey. They will be married sometime in the upcoming year. I basically quit scrapbooking with traditional paper, and switched to digital scrapbooking, and am loving it. That was a huge change. We connected with family this year more than normal. Danny & Eva came out to see us 3 times this year, and that was wonderful!!! And, Wendy and her boys were here a couple times also. This was a great year, and we are looking forward to 2012.